Retinato is a cheese which did not meet the quality standard to become Grana Padano PDO and, even if it is a good product, should be sold as 'Italian hard cheese' and not as Grana Padano PDO nor labeled Grana Padano Retinato.

Month 2010 2015 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 ± % on
2024 		± % on
2023
January 13.578 12.381 16.093 10.622 10.808 15.397 14.136 11.348 -19,7% -26,3%
February 11.116 11.584 18.033 10.536 14.646 13.029 17.615 11.674 -33,7% -10,4%
March 11.196 14.776 20.171 18.647 9.393 9.547 11.047 11.502 +4,1% +20,5%
April 10.052 19.458 14.336 15.767 6.436 9.769 6.832 9.885 +44,7% +1,2%
May 9.301 22.134 13.662 12.749 9.226 14.903 12.556 17.777 +41,6% +19,3%
June 9.074 24.732 18.991 13.299 7.769 7.836 12.917
July 8.258 14.623 26.452 10.429 7.197 16.298 11.750
August 5.351 15.082 20.641 12.751 7.261 14.264 12.438
September 9.778 13.132 24.867 12.712 7.268 10.994 10.667
October 8.719 17.022 27.098 15.737 9.458 10.620 17.580
November 9.402 16.387 20.624 15.883 12.326 9.737 12.939
December 9.122 15.572 26.805 16.480 8.080 12.665 12.812
Jan-May 55.243 80.333 82.295 68.321 50.509 62.645 62.186 62.186
% y-o-y ¹ +14,4% +45,4% +2,4% -17,0% -26,1% +24,0% -0,7% -
Total Year 114.947 196.883 247.773 165.612 109.868 145.059 153.289
% y-o-y ¹ -8,8% +71,3% +25,8% -33,2% -33,7% +32,0% +5,7%
Last Update: 04-06-2025
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2010, 2015, 2020, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
Source: Consorzio per la tutela del Grana Padano
 
Min Production in the last 5 years
 
Max Production in the last 5 years
% Retinato productions on Total Grana Padano Cheese Production
Month 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Grana Padano Cheese Production 5.234.443 5.212.103 5.456.500 5.635.153 2.767.934
Retinato productions 165.612 109.868 145.059 153.289 62.186
% Retinato prod. on Grana Padano prod. 3,16% 2,11% 2,66% 2,72% 2,25%